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@Smurfette: Yeah, the nanny is working out well. He does have a little cough right now that I think he must have gotten from a birthday party we went to. But it doesn't seem to be affecting him terribly.

@travellingbee: That is great. R has had a runny nose for over a month now. Another reason I want winter over with!!!

@Adira: Yay! L always says Mama when he is upset or tired and Dada when he is happy and playing. Not fair.

@Smurfette: Constant faucet nose sucks. I'm so sick of trying to wrangle them into letting me clean their noses. I'm joining you in counting down to the end of winter/cold & flu season.

@Adira: Yay!
@Mrs. Blue: really over it cause DH won't do it.

LO: Elliot & Finn

Age: 10 months

Size: Not sure, but about a month ago, E was 19 1/2 lbs and F was 18 lbs. I have no clue what their height is. Their 9 month appt is actually at the end of January...it's very late.

Physical milestones: Finn crawls, pulls up, climbs, like he's been doing, but nothing super new. Oh, they both started waving, though, so that's fun. Elliot has just started letting go of things and standing for a few seconds and took his first steps this weekend. I think it will be a while before he's really walking though.

Talking?: They mostly just babble still. Elliot has said Mama a few times and Dada once, but I'm not convinced they knew what they were saying. The last couple weeks, it seems more like they are *trying* to communicate when they babble, we just don't understand any English in there!

Eating: 3 meals of solids a day and 4-5 bottles of 6-8 oz. Both love solids, but Finn is much better at finger foods than Elliot--he just would rather sit there while you put it in his mouth. Elliot eats slowly and carefully, and we literally have to ration what we put on Finn's tray because he'll shove ALL of it in his mouth before he tries to chew. He gets down a surprising amount of food that way, though.

Sleeping: We are mostly sleeping 11-12 hours, which has been soooo nice. The exception to that is that E has had more night wake ups with teething lately.

Birthday Plans: I have to get going on this soon. Yikes. We're planning a pretty simple Two-by-Two Noah's Ark theme. I think we're going to just do it at our house and just family because that will already be a big crowd in our small house. March is tough in our part of the country because it could easily be a blizzard or 85 degrees. So using a park or something is kind of out and I don't want to spend a lot of money. I'm going to make the cake (with little smash cakes for each boy) and have some decor and honestly, probably not much else!

What you're looking forward to: (1) Their birthday. (2) Walking well - It's so hard to go anywhere by myself with them because I need to take them in their car seats to be able to set one down and open doors, etc. This is not fun because it's getting super heavy and they don't like being in the seats. I'm so ready for them to be able to walk well enough to just hold my hands when we go in somewhere. (3) Starting to talk--I just can't wait to know what's going on in their little heads. (4) Learning to love reading books and not just eating them.

Sibling plans, if any: We're planning to add a Baby Blue at some point in the next two years, but not sure exactly when. We are pretty sure we'll start TTC by Jan. 2015 (crazy, that it is only a year away), but we might start a few months earlier, depending on our situation and our mood and maybe the way the wind blows. We're indecisive!

Other updates: Both boys finally got teeth - top and bottom at the same time. They each have three and are working on one more. Kind of crazy how much they do at the exact same time, like teething. DH accepted a job offer in a city two hours from my parents, which I'm super excited about. We won't be moving until August. It looks like I'll probably get to stay home or at least only work part time, so that's really exciting.

@Smurfette: YES! DH refuses to use the Nose Frieda. He will at least attack a baby nose with a Boogie Wipe, though.

@Adira: That kissy face is too adorable!! Why doesn't R do that?
@Mrs. Blue: I love the two by two theme. Have you seen the Noah's Ark Little People. R got it for Christmas, so stinking cute. Congrats that DH got a new job. That will be so nice to be closer to your parents. Are you going to have to sell a house?

LO: Isaac

Age: 10 months today

Size: Was 19lbs 12oz at his 9 month appt. Can't remember height

Physical milestones: Crawling, pulling up, clapping, waving

Talking?: He can say dada, right now all he says is na na na na na. I wish he would say mama
Eating: 3 meals a day. Some finger foods and some pures. An afternoon snack with some cows milk. And nursing on demand.

Sleeping: It has been horrible lately but the last couple nights have been improving. He's getting up 2-3 times to nurse, although I think it is mostly comfort nursing.

Birthday Plans: A very small party at our house March 15. Both our mom's are flying out for the weekend and there will be about 3-4 other people here probably.

What you're looking forward to: Cruising, being able to use his walker and his first step.

Sibling plans, if any: (look there's a lot of talk on other threads lately about this, so I gotta ask!) We haven't discussed this in a long time. I'm not sure were we stand right now, although I think leaning towards one or else it will be 2-3 years.

Teeth: Still only three on the bottom. The top two front are so close but just won't cut through.

I'll play!

LO: Peter
Age: 10 months today!
Size: He was 20 lb 2 oz and 27.5 inches at 9 month check up
Physical milestones: Crawling, climbing stairs, cruising, standing unassisted, clapping, waving, dancing. He just gets more and more fun each day!
Talking?: Argh, no not at all! Grunting, squealing, very communicative, but no words and hardly any consonants.
Eating: He's sick this week with no appetite but usually, he is an eating machine. Adores finger foods, great chewer. Never turns new foods down. Drinks about 20 ounces of formula.
Sleeping: 6:30pm - 5:00am, usually. When he's at home, he naps for about 3 hours during the day. When at daycare, it's more like 1.5 hr.
Birthday Plans: Undecided! Depends on whether or not we have a house by then. And, whether or not we have any money left after buying said house.
What you're looking forward to: Talking, walking, summertime
Sibling plans, if any: I'm starting to have pregnancy-lust, if that is a term. We probably will wait until the late summer though, at the earliest.

@travellingbee: It is good to hear that sleep is getting better. I'm glad your nanny is working out, hopefully he will stay healthy this way.

@Adira: Love the kissy face!! Awesome that he said mama! That must of just melted your heart.

@Mrs. Blue: Congrats on your hubby's job and the move. That will be awesome to stay home with the boys, even part time. They will be at such a fun age then.

@Smurfette: That would be awesome if she walked for your birthday.

I'm really hoping Isaac takes his first step before I go back to work.

LO: Viviana
Age: 10 months
Size: 18M clothing, twenty-something pounds.
Physical milestones: Crawls very fast, cruising, walking with walker or along furniture, squatting, standing against walls or furniture.
Talking?: A lot! Mama, Baba (Albanian for Daddy), Nana, Num Nums (our word for nursing), Hajde (Albanian for "come"), Go, "I go", "Vivi go", Yeah, "Night Night", Hey, "I got it", "Ok", and as of today - "I love you".
Eating: Breastfeeding constantly, eating reasonably well. Favorite foods are beans, bananas, squash, and eggs.
Sleeping: 10PM to 10AM ish. 1-2 naps, depends on the day.
Birthday Plans: Bird themed party at our house!
What you're looking forward to: Walking. And more words!
Sibling plans: Eventually. We will probably try for #2 in two or three years.
Number of Teeth: 8.

@QueensBee: P and R are the same with naps, awesome with us and craptastic with day care. They started her afternoon nap at 130 yesterday, finally at 215 they got her, since she pooped, gave her a bottle, and put her back down. It was 325 before she fell asleep. Two hours later!!
@shopaholic: Glad that naps are getting better. We just plan our weekends around her nap. When she wakes up from her morning, get her dressed, bottle, and we go. Run our errands and lunch to make sure we are home before the 2nd nap. She falls asleep in the car and we have to drive around so she gets a good nap. I love how naps run our lives now!! Will she not nap if people are over?R doesn't like it but she will fall asleep.
I sat R on our scale and it said she was 15lbs and the next day at the doctor she was 18. So don't trust your scale. We only got R weighted cause we had to take her about her rash. I told DH to do it cause I wanted to know.
@Arden: I still can't believe how many words she says. Amazing.
@ALV91711: That is so great that your Mom's are both flying out for his party.
@jodyblair: I agree. This age is SO fun. I can't wait to see what is to come.

@Arden: My gosh - she speaks so many words!

@ALV91711: @Smurfette: I might take her in just to check on a weird dipaer rash she's had for a few days too. And get her stats!

@silver1: What a cute birthday theme! Can't wait to see! I think if I were to have a little boy someday, I'll want to do "The Little Prince" theme!

@shopaholic: do it!!

@Smurfette: @QueensBee: Oh, gah, yeah, daycare sleep is wretched for us, too. I don't understand it. I know there's a lot more activity there, but at home they will take a morning and afternoon nap that are both 1.5-2 hours, but at daycare if we get 1.5-2 hours TOTAL it's a good day.

@Mrs. Blue: I get so excited if she gets 1.5 hours. Most days it is 45 and 35. So not enough. I am holding out that the next room is going to help since everyone naps at the same time. Little Miss Nosy won't miss anything that way.

@Smurfette: When it takes her two hours to get to sleep does she just play in her crib happy? Just curious since if Isaac isn't asleep in his crib he is usually awake and mad.

@silver1: I'm glad your trip has been relaxing! A prince theme party will be awesome, can't wait to see pictures of that.

@shopaholic: I would definitely take her in to have it checked if it isn't clearing up. Plus the bonus of being able to get her stats. It was nice at the beginning when you had to go so often for check ups, so you always new what they weighed.

@dojo: It makes me glad we don't have a dog to eat up the food as Isaac already likes throwing his food on the floor too much, I can't imagine if there was someone there wanting to eat it! That is too cute that he shares with you.

I just love everything these babies are learning. It is so much fun to see them explore new things.

R said Bye Bye and waved to me when I was leaving day care. So cute!